Plato/philosophy

Famous quotes containing the words plato and/or philosophy:

    Man is the measure of all things; of that which is, that it is; of that which is not, that it is not.
    —Protagoras or Plato (c. 490–421 B.C.)

    What makes philosophy so tedious is not the profundity of philosophers, but their lack of art; they are like physicians who sought to cure a slight hyperacidity by prescribing a carload of burned oyster-shells.
    —H.L. (Henry Lewis)